Nashville Tech to be a technical community college

The state House of Representatives voted 98-0 to approve the conversion of Nashville
State Technical Institute to Nashville State Community College.

Students at the White Bridge Road campus now will be able to get associate's degrees
that are transferable to four-year universities in the Tennessee Board of Regents
system.
April 22, 2002

The state House of Representatives voted 98-0 to approve the conversion of Nashville
State Technical Institute to Nashville State Community College.

Students at the White Bridge Road campus now will be able to get associate's degrees
that are transferable to four-year universities in the Tennessee Board of Regents
system.

Dr. Bruce Speck says the impact of the decision on APSU will depend, in part, on what
comes of the University's Developmental Study Program. "If THEC's proposal to transfer
all DSP courses to community colleges within two years is approved, then we will work
closely with Nashville State Community College to make that conversion."

In either case, the change is likely to negatively impact enrollment. And though that
outcome would not be desirable, the University will cooperate fully in its implementation,
Speck says. "We will work with NSCC to make whatever changes are necessary to serve
students better."